According to the Singaporean Ministry of Defence, the Singapore Navy's submarine "Impeccable" arrived at its home base in Changi, Singapore, on Thursday, 20 July. The arrival of the first boat of the Kiel-built Invincible class was duly honoured with a ceremony. She had arrived in Kiel on board the transport vessel "Rolldock Storm" at the beginning of...
In June 2023, EMS Maritime Offshore GmbH (EMO) from Emden christened its latest ship, the WINDEA ONE, as the first parallel hybrid crew transfer vessel (CTV). In future, it will transport personnel and materials from Norden-Norddeich to the Borkum Riffgrund and Gode Wind wind farms (off Norderney). The offshore wind turbines are operated by the Danish company Ørsted,...
To transport energy from the wind turbine generators (alternating current) via cables under the sea and then on land, offshore wind farms require conversion to direct current at the point of generation - as this is significantly less lossy over long distances. This conversion takes place in very voluminous converters, which are installed near the wind farms via...
"One Earth - One Ocean", OEOO - a German non-profit environmental organisation - has developed its idea into a concept in 2022, in which a used cargo ship is to be converted and put to work as a mobile recycling and energy generation ship in remote metropolitan or waste regions. The "SeeElefant" is a project organised by the Ministry of the Environment, the Federal...
The ten armaments projects approved by the Budget and Defence Committee of the German Bundestag on 6 July include three fleet service boats, including a training and reference facility. On 10 July 2023, the amendment agreement was signed between the President of the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support...
Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden have discovered that the washing water from exhaust gas cleaning systems (scrubbers) on ships is the main cause of environmental pollution in harbour areas. Although the environmentally hazardous metals and other toxic substances washed out of the exhaust gas no longer enter the air atmosphere, they do enter the water, even in harbour areas.
Company anniversary of the Peene shipyard Manuela Schwesig, Minister President of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, congratulates the company For three quarters of a century, Peene workers have been designing, manufacturing and repairing boats and ships with predominantly "grey" paintwork. Once founded by the Soviet military administration, the Lürßen shipbuilding family incorporated the shipyard into their Bremen shipyard group ten years ago. Today, the company builds and repairs...
VSM Annual Report 2022/2023 Cast off, set course for growth! With this motto, the German Shipbuilding and Ocean Industries Association (VSM) is appealing to the federal government and the EU to finally realise the enormous growth prospects, opportunities and tasks for the maritime industry in Germany. These include energy-efficient merchant ships, systems and ships for renewable energies, as well as...
In November 2022, the government asked the Chief of Staff of the Norwegian Armed Forces, General Eirik Kristoffersen, for his recommendation on how national and alliance defence should be organised and equipped in the future. The 68-page paper was submitted in May and published at the beginning of June. It contains extensive proposals such as an increase in the...
From a press release by Saab Deutschland GmbH Saab Deutschland will open a new site for its Naval Systems product unit in autumn 2023 in the SPURWERK work environment in Bremen, which is currently under construction. The 1,680 m2 site will provide space for more than 100 employees. The new location in Bremen will...
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